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Season 1998
This first programme of the trilogy follows Coward's rise from suburban South London boy to the world's highest-paid author at the age of 30. He earned notoriety with his play 'The
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This first programme of the trilogy follows Coward's rise from suburban South London boy to the world's highest-paid author at the age of 30. He earned notoriety with his play 'The Vortex', but by the late 1920s his huge success had driven him to a nervous breakdown.
The second of three programmes celebrating the life and career of Noel Coward focuses on the journey through the Far East which inspired his most famous song, 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen'.
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The second of three programmes celebrating the life and career of Noel Coward focuses on the journey through the Far East which inspired his most famous song, 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen'. Coward's s own home movies - being shown on television for the first time -capture him on trains in Japan, rickshaws in Peking, and elephants in Ceylon. During the war years, an inspired partnership with director David Lean produced the acclaimed film 'In Which We Serve', with Coward playing a role based on Louis Mountbatten. This was followed by 'Brief
Encounter', the classic film co-written by Coward and based on his play 'Still Life'.
A look at the last 30 years of Noel Coward's life. His post-war eclipse as a dramatist gave way to a new career as a highly successful cabaret performer in London and Las Vegas, and in
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A look at the last 30 years of Noel Coward's life. His post-war eclipse as a dramatist gave way to a new career as a highly successful cabaret performer in London and Las Vegas, and in numerous film cameos. In the 1950s he became the first celebrity tax exile, living in Switzerland and Jamaica. Finally knighted at the age of 70, he died three years later and was buried on a mountain-top in Jamaica.
Arena explores the rise of the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra from his early family background to overwhelming showbusiness success. Interviews with friends, family and associates
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Arena explores the rise of the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra from his early family background to overwhelming showbusiness success. Interviews with friends, family and associates reveal a star-studded career in music and film alongside a fascinating private life of four marriages, liaison with the Kennedy family, Las Vegas business interests and an alleged association with the mafia.
1998x5
The Brian Epstein Story (1): The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow
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First in a two-part documentary examining the turbulent life and career of Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Gay when homosexuality was illegal, a gambler, shopkeeper and failed actor, he
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First in a two-part documentary examining the turbulent life and career of Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Gay when homosexuality was illegal, a gambler, shopkeeper and failed actor, he was also pop king with a midas touch who, in the 60s, was as well known as the band he managed.
1998x6
Season finale
The Brian Epstein Story (2): Tomorrow Never Knows
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Part two of the documentary on Beatles manager Brian Epstein. By the mid 60s, Epstein was lured into the world of gambling, sex and drugs and in 1967 he was found dead in his London mansion at the age of 32.
Part two of the documentary on Beatles manager Brian Epstein. By the mid 60s, Epstein was lured into the world of gambling, sex and drugs and in 1967 he was found dead in his London mansion at the age of 32.
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